This is a hands-on leadership role at Collingwood Children's Farm. The Animal Husbandry Team Leader is responsible for both undertaking and directing the daily animal husbandry tasks and pasture maintenance in line with the Head of Animal Husbandry priorities to ensure the Farm’s livestock and pastures are productive, healthy and accessible within our regenerative agriculture framework.

Working in a team across a range of 300+ animals including cows, sheep, horses, pigs, poultry, guinea pigs, peafowl and cats, the team works to make sure the animals are healthy and enjoy optimal animal welfare whilst also demonstrating cutting edge agricultural practices and engaging with members of the community. The Animal Husbandry team are key to keeping CCF at the forefront of urban agricultural innovation with lateral thinking and husbandry techniques coming to the fore through longer term planning as well as through daily care of our animals.

Key Selection Criteria

• Have the proven ability to manage both staff and volunteers while also taking a hands-on role within the Farm
• Have availability to work on both weekdays and Sundays
• Be experienced in providing animal husbandry to a wide variety of farm animals 
• Understand pasture management principles
• Understand animal welfare management in an urban environment.
• Have experience working with large farm animals including logistics and transport
• Have experience interacting and directing the public and diverse community groups
• Be a self-starter who is willing to be accountable and a positive team player.
• Proven experience working directly with volunteers with differing abilities.
• Computer skills; proficiency in Microsoft applications and Google suite
• Have a safety first approach to yours and others work and experience
• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence
• Working with Children’s check (employee level) or able to get one

This position is a full-time, permanent position. However a part-time (min FTE 0.8) contract will be considered for the right candidate.